How much do your lo's guzzle in a day?
Hey
Just wondering how many oz your little ones drink in a day in how many bottles?? Also who has started to wean and how have you put it into your routine?
I'm undecided whether to start Bella on solids or move her to hungry baby milk for a while.
Cheers!!!!
Lucy and Bella
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Just wondering how many oz your little ones drink in a day in how many bottles?? Also who has started to wean and how have you put it into your routine?
I'm undecided whether to start Bella on solids or move her to hungry baby milk for a while.
Cheers!!!!
Lucy and Bella
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Isabelle is taking 5-6 ozs at a time about 5 times a day. Morning, lunchtime, before bed, one later in the evening and one during thr day.
I do not have set times for these, but seem to have fallen into our own pattern.
Mary xx
we are using Cow and Gate comfort formula
Cheers for replies!
Bella is on 4 7-8oz bottles (average of 28oz a day)....I was worried she wasn't having enough, she was on a 3hourly routine through the day but she started only taking 3oz a time as she was still full from the last one so I moved her onto a 4hour routine which is better. She sleeps through from about 7.30 ill 7ish. Last few days though she has been waking up between 4 and 5, thats why I was thinking about starting the baby rice mid morning or maybe giving her hungry baby milk for her last feed? I don't want to start weaning her too early, shes nearly 16weeks but was a week late. What do you think?
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http://www.justmommies.com/articles/formula-feeding-calculator.php
Lucas is just about to go on to 7oz bottles 3 times a day plus breastfeeding day and night (plus wee sooks inbetween if he wants)
Will def ask hv, its odd tho coz shes puting on loads of weight. Shes doubled her birth size. I gave her a bottle of hungry baby milk last night before bed and she slept better than normal, she just had a wriggle at about 1.30, kept having to go and give her dummy back, then she was up at 5:45 but came in bed with me for an hour.
Hope Lucas is good on his bottles!!
Lu
Without wanting to sound like a stalker, is it you that lives in Burnley? We did when I had Joe and HV came out to do a weaning talk at about 17wk, was quite good though a friend had one a couple of weeks back and she said that the woman who did it was really patronising!!
Bella is on variflow teats, will it make a difference putting her on fast flow teats? I did think of this but wasn't sure if the milk would come out any quicker than variflows?
I had my weaning visit when bella was 11weeks!!!!!! I thought this was way too early but I think they were trying to put me off weaning her but to be honest I had no intention until at least 5months! However was very naughty today and tried her with baby rice, she still has the tongue reflex though so am going to put it on hold again for a few weeks.
Was reading gina ford book today and I think where I am going wrong is cutting out her 10pm feed, if she had this feed she would be getting more milk, but Bella just doesn't wake up and is happy to sleep through till 5.30 - 6.30. I feel cruel waking her but if she isnt getting enough milk then I might have to.
How did you find it at Burnley General? Have you moved away now?
Lucy
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P.S Nicx, had a look at that calculator and shes nowhere near getting what they say but I thought the x2.5rule only lasted ill they are 4months (or weaning), I really hope I'm feeding her right!!!!!
I weaned Gracie at 17 weeks (hv, gp and paed advised to to help control her reflux) but I started Charlie at 15weeks as he was a hungry baby!
Who did your weaning talk? Was it Bev the nursery nurse? Or Lindsay? Bev did mine and said try to get her to 17wk and she was happy at that.
How's it going? Enjoying the lovely weather?! Me and Zoe (see above!) were gonna go Towneley tom but not after the downpours of today! lol x
Yep, had section at Burnley with Joe who's now 3 and they were absolutely fantastic, really couldn't fault them. We've since moved just down the road to Clayton-le-Moors which is technically covered by the baby factory that is Royal Blackburn. When we found out that Evie was on her way I asked to go back to Burnley as they were so good and I'd heard some real horror stories about Blackburn! Had an elective section there this time round and they were great again.
Won't be going back there for the hat trick though, two's enough for us!
Ali, you're such a wuss - think we should don hats, wellies and raincoats and go to Towneley anyway tomorrow. No? Oh well, if you're sure we'll do LTs instead then!!
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Check out the Burnley crew eh!!!! I was going to do townley the other day but thought I would look a nonce on my own!!! Just got a Loola and can't wait to try it out this weekend!!
Not worrying about Bellas milk as I had a breakthrough this morning!! I've sussed that when she gives up halfway thru a bottle its because its gone cool, I have to warm it back up for her....cheeky monkey. She took the full 8oz tho so thats 32 a day which is more like it!
I'd never have a section at burnley ever again, by the sounds of it though I had a one off crap experience, not a problem though as I have no intentions of anymore! I'm just down the road in Padiham.
It was Bev that did my weaning visit, she was really nice. She does the local baby massage, I'm waiting for them to ring with my place on the course. Haven't seen Lindsay for a few weeks.
Hows Gracie Ali? Bella had her second lot of jabs the other week, it was awful. I remember gracie going for some and she was poorly. Bella was a nightmare for about a week after and she hasn't been the same since. Not looking forward to the next lot.
Are you both on facebook?
Lucy and Bella
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